Quench System Controls Distortion in Steel Parts
By Victoria Birk Hill May 7, 2020
MPI’s heat treating center, CHTE, is featured in the May issue of Industrial Heating for it’s research on a quench system that controls distortion and residual stress. The article outlines how steel parts that are used in the automotive, aerospace and heavy-equipment industry rely on heat treatment, especially the rapid cooling process of quenching, to […]
MPI Releases Video on Heat Treat Industry
By Victoria Birk Hill April 7, 2020
A recently published video demonstrates how researchers at the Center for Heat Treating Excellence, one of MPI’s research centers, work together with the heat treat industry to address heat treating and thermal engineering challenges. Research that members select focuses on topics such as: optimizing carburization and quenching processes; better understanding induction and furnace tempering; defining […]
Inaugural World Forum for Materials Science and Engineering
By Victoria Birk Hill October 17, 2019
We are excited to announce that the first ever world forum on Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) met last week in Wuhan, China to focus on sustainable development. There is no question that the field of MSE is going through unprecedented changes. With the advent of nine enabling technologies and Industry 4.0, we are facing […]
Adopting Lean Manufacturing Practices Makes Economic Sense
By Victoria Birk Hill September 20, 2018
In this International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) video, Brajendra Mishra, Kenneth G. Merriam Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WPI and director of the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling and the Metal Processing Institute, explains why lean manufacturing makes sound economic sense. Lean manufacturing, which is the concept of using less labor, energy, materials and […]
Sean Kelly Recognized as 30 Under 30 Future Leader of Manufacturing
By bjsecino August 24, 2017
Sean Kelly, a PhD Candidate at the Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling, was recently recognized by Advanced Manufacturing as a 30 Under 30 Future Leader of Manufacturing for his work increasing recycling yields. An excerpt of Kelly’s profile appears below. While an undergraduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Sean Kelly worked at Saint-Gobain’s refractory […]
MPI Connects University and Industry
By bjsecino August 24, 2017
Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Metal Processing Institute (MPI) is the largest industry-university alliance in North America. MPI conducts research in four research centers in the areas of metal casting (at the Advanced Casting Research Center, or ACRC), heat treating (at the Center for Heat Treating Excellence, or CHTE), resource recovery and recycling (at the Center for […]
Kinetic Batteries Project Wins Kalenian Award
By bjsecino November 17, 2016
The Kalenian Award competition came to a close on November fifteenth at the Venture Forum. Paul Kalenian spoke about the excellent innovation ecosystem at WPI and announced this year’s winners. There were 19 teams competing this year. Two teams split the $20,000 prize evenly. Kinetic Batteries: Aaron Birt, Ali Valamanesh (Diran Apelian) Autonomous Aircraft: Nicholas […]
Manufacturing Engineering recognizing Aaron Birt
By szhuo August 8, 2016
Manufacturing Engineering recognizes 30 individuals under the age of 30 who are making a difference in manufacturing and STEM fields. Our own CR3 research assistant Aaron Birt is profiled.
WPI being part of the US Council on Competitiveness
By szhuo August 8, 2016
The US Council on Competitiveness, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and QuesTek Innovations LLC, led the gathering to forumlate policy recommendations for a future Council report and strategic agenda to be delivered to the next presidential administration. Leaders from national laboratories, universities and industry CEOs discussed four cross-cutting pillars to frame a productive and invigorating discussion: […]